eNewsletter | January 2011

Contents:

Celebrate KMFA's 44th Birthday!
January Programming News
Valentine's Day Programming
Win Tickets to the Beatles...Classically
This Month on Classical Austin
February Programming Guide

Celebrate KMFA's 44th Birthday!
On January 29, 1967, KMFA began its on-air broadcast playing a vinyl record of the William Tell Overture. Forty-four years later, KMFA continues to provide a growing collection of even more beautiful classical music to Central Texans.

Right now we're nearing the end of our annual Birthday Membership Drive! Celebrate Austin's rare treasure, Classical 89.5. Your gift to KMFA during our Birthday Membership Drive will help ensure the future health of this station.

We want to continue providing you with your favorite classical music for many years to come! So make your gift now, on our secure webpage, or by phone at 476-5632. Thank you for your support!

January Programming News
We’ve implemented some wonderful additions to the KMFA line-up in response to listener feedback and requests. In 2011 you’ll hear your favorite programs and voices — some of them in new time-slots — as well as a few new shows that are sure to become favorites in no time at all. You can check out our updated grid on our Program Schedule page, as well as a description of the new shows.

Isn’t it romantic? Feel the love on KMFA on Feb. 14th!
Love isn’t just in the air — it’s on the air on Valentine’s Day! Amorous nightingales, a romantic symphony, dreams of love, love and laughter, modern love, and famous lovers such as Romeo & Juliet, Pelleas & Melisande, await you, so keep your dial on 89.5 all day!

Win Tickets to The Beatles...Classically
Austin's favorite Beatles cover band, The Eggmen, and the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra team up for their popular concert, The Beatles, Classically! at Paramount. This annual event benefits the McCallum Orchestra's scholarship fund for students who will perform in Washington, D.C. this summer. The groups will perform classic Beatles tunes, including, "All You Need Is Love," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Strawberry Fields Forever," with careful attention to maintaining the look and sound of the Beatles. The McCallum Orchestra recreates the orchestral sound that the Beatles often incorporated in the recording studio. Feb. 19th at the Paramount Theatre. For more information, visit the website.

If you would like to win a pair of tickets to this wonderful event, send an email to info@kmfa.org with the answer to this question: name the musician who portrays the "John Lennon" of the group? Send your email by Feb. 4th, and we'll draw one lucky winner from all the correct answers. Good luck!

Recently heard on Classical Austin...
... host Dianne Donovan introduces us to some of the creative leadership behind some of our favorite Classically Austin arts events. It’s always a lot of fun when she has guests in from Austin Lyric Opera on the show.

This time, she previewed ALO’s production of Rossini’s Italian Girl In Algiers. With guests Sandra Piques Eddy (a dazzling mezzo starring as Isabella), bass-baritone Peter Strummer, and Maestro Richard Buckley, the ALO conductor.They discussed the opera, Rossini, and the challenges of singing/conducting. If you missed the show, check out the archived version on our website.

Stay tuned to Classical 89.5 to hear what's next on Classical Austin. Check it out during its new time: Wednesdays, 8 pm.

Download the February Program Guide here.

Since 1967, Classical 89.5 has been listener supported. Your KMFA memberships are what keep classical music alive on the radio in Central Texas.
Thank you for doing your part to share this music with your friends and neighbors and for being a part of the KMFA family.